| MX750c | MX740c | MX840c | MX5016s |
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Form factor | Single-width, 2-socket server sled | Single-width, 2-socket server sled | Double-width, 4-socket server sled | Single-width, direct-attached storage sled |
Description | High-performance modular compute sled
with exceptional scale | Efficient, feature-rich modular server
for modern data center | Scalable, high-performance modular
server for modern data center | Dense, scale-out storage sled with flexible
performance and capacity options |
Ideal workloads | Virtualization, power, thermal, system
management, and usability workloads | Virtualization, software-defined,
collaborative workloads | Software-defined and demanding,
database-driven workloads | SDS (vSAN), SQL, ERP and dense
virtualization |
Chassis enclosure | Up to 8 sleds per MX7000 7U chassis | Up to 8 sleds per MX7000 7U chassis | Up to 4 sleds per MX7000 7U chassis | Up to 7 sleds per MX7000 7U chassis
Requires a minimum 1 compute node in a
chassis with storage sleds |
Processor | 2 x 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable
processors with up to 40 cores per
processor | One or two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon®
Scalable processors, with up to 28 cores
per processor; TDP 70-205W | Two or four 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon®
Scalable processors, with up to 28 cores
per processor; TDP 70-205W | Not Applicable |
Memory | 32 DDR4 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM
max 2TB or LRDIMM max 4TB, speeds
up to 3200 MT/s. Up to 16 Intel Persistent
Memory 200 series (BPS) slots, max 8TB | 24 DIMMs in total; supports DDR4
RDIMMs, LRDIMMs, NVDIMM-Ns
Maximum capacity: (RDIMM): 1.5TB
(LRDIMM): 3TB (NVDIMM-N): 192GB
DDR4 speeds up to 2933 MT/s | 48 DIMMs in total; supports DDR4
RDIMMs, LRDIMMs, NVDIMM-Ns
Maximum capacity: (RDIMM): 3TB
(LRDIMM): 6.1TB (NVDIMM-N): 192GB
DDR4 speeds up to 2933 MT/s | Not Applicable |
Disk | 4 x 2.5-inch or 6 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA
(HDD/SSD) | Up to 6 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
or NVMe PCIe SSD drives plus optional
M.2 boot | Up to 8 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
or NVMe PCIe SSD drives plus optional
M.2 boot | Up to 16 x 2.5” SAS (HDD/SSD)
per storage sled |
NVMe | Up to 6 Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD
drives | Optional support for up to 6 Express Flash
NVMe PCIe SSD drives | Optional support for up to 8 Express Flash
NVMe PCIe SSD drives | Not Applicable |
PCIe slots | 1 x16 PCIe Gen4 slot for Mezz A
1 x16 PCIe Gen4 slot for Mezz B
1 x16 PCIe Gen4 slot for mini-Mezz card
1 x16 PCIe Gen4 slot for PERC
2 x8 PCIe Gen4 connectors for NVMe
drive connected to processor 1
1 x8 PCIe Gen4 connector for NVMe drive
connected to processor 2
2 x4 PCIe Gen3 slots for BOSS M.2 HW
RAID card | 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 mezzanine slots (Fabric A
and B)
1 PCIe 3.0 x16 mini-mezzanine slot (Fabric
C) | 4 PCIe 3.0 x16 mezzanine slots (Fabric A
and B)
2 PCIe 3.0 x16 mini-mezzanine slot (Fabric
C) | Not Applicable |
Security | TPM 1.2/2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified,
TPM 2.0 China NationZ, Digitally Signed
Firmware, Chassis Intrusion Alert, Secure
Boot, Secure Erase, Silicon Root of
Trust, System Lockdown (requires iDRAC
Enterprise or Datacenter) | TPM 1.2/2.0 optional
Cryptographically signed firmware
Silicon Root of Trust, Secure Boot,
System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise), System Erase | Not Applicable |
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Form factor | Full-width, 1U,
4-socket server sled | Half-width, 1U,
2-socket server sled | Quarter-width, 1U,
2-socket server sled | Half-width, 1U, storage sled |
Description | Powerhouse with dense
compute, memory scalability
and extensive storage | Flexibility and performance with
best-in-class density | Right balance of
memory and I/O | Ultimate dense
direct-attached storage with
unprecedented flexibility |
Ideal workloads | Virtualized database – SAN, dense
performing compute and performance
database | Dense virtualization, rack server
consolidation, software defined storage,
business computing (CRM, ERP),
enterprise HPC, big data analytics,
database, private and hybrid cloud
environments | Data centers that seek dense virtualization,
software defined storage, dense HPC and
small Hadoop clusters | Dense software defined storage, Hadoop
Clusters, local database and dense DAS |
Chassis enclosure | Up to 2 sleds per PowerEdge FX2/FX2S
2U rack-mount chassis | Up to 4 sleds per PowerEdge FX2/FX2S
2U rack-mount chassis | Up to 8 sleds per PowerEdge FX2/FX2S
2U rack-mount chassis | Up to 3 sleds per PowerEdge FX2S 2U
rack-mount chassis.
Requires at minimum 1 compute sled. |
Processor | Up to four Intel® Xeon® processor
E5-4600 v4 product family processor, with
up to 22 cores per processor | Up to two 2nd generation Intel Xeon
Scalable processors, with up to 28 cores
per processor | Up to two Intel Xeon processor
E5-2600 v4 processors, with up to 18
cores per processor | Not Applicable |
Memory | 48 DDR4 DIMM slots, 1.5TB max. Speeds
up to 2400MT/s | 16 DDR4 DIMMs slots, 2TB max.
Supports RDIMM / LRDIMM, speeds up to
2933MT/s | 8 DDR4 DIMMs slots, 512GB max, with
speeds up to 2400MT/s | Not Applicable |
Disk | Front drive bays: Up to 8 x 2.5” SAS/SATA/
(HDD/SSD) | Front drive bays: Up to 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA/
(HDD/SSD) | Front drive bays: Up to 2 x 1.8” SATA
SSDs | Up to 16 x SFF storage devices per FD332
SATA/SAS (HDD/SDD) |
NVMe | Optional support for up to 2 Express Flash
NVMe SSD | Optional support for up to 2 Express Flash
NVMe SSD | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
PCIe slots | Access up to 8 PCIe 3.0 expansion slots in
FX2S chassis | Access up to 8 PCIe 3.0 expansion slot in
FX2S chassis | Access up to 2 PCIe 3.0 expansion slot in
FX2S chassis | Not Applicable |
Security | TPM 1.2/2.0 optional
Cryptographically signed firmware
Secure Boot | TPM 1.2/2.0 optional
Cryptographically signed firmware
Hardware root of trust
Secure Boot
System Lockdown
System Erase | TPM 1.2/2.0 optional Cryptographically
signed firmware Secure Boot | Not Applicable |
